Spanish–English dictionary

riesgo

A risky venture.

riesgo biológico

A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.

riesgoso

Fraught with danger.

rifa

An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat.

rifar

(transitive, often with off) To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing.

riff

A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.

rifirrafe

A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.

rifle

A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.

rígidamente

In a rigid manner; stiffly.

rigidez

The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape

rígido

Unyielding and obstinate.

rigorista

Stern, harsh and forbidding.

rigurosidad

A rigorous imposition of standards.

riguroso

Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.

rijoso

Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.

rímel

A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.

rimero

A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.

Rin

A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.

riña

Petty quarreling.

rincón

A corner where two walls intersect.

ring

A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.

ringlera

An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.

ringtone

The sound made by a telephone when ringing.

rino-

Of the nose.

rinoceronte

Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.

río

(typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

río abajo

Further along in the flow of current, in relation to a river, stream, bloodstream, or other flow of fluid.

río arriba

In a direction against the flow of a current or stream of fluid (typically water); upriver.

río que nace en un lago

A river that runs out of a lake.

riostra

(chiefly, construction) A beam or rod providing support.

ripear

(transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.

ripio

(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

ripostar

(transitive) To prove (something) to be false or incorrect.

riqueza

Money, goods, wealth, treasure.

risa

An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

risco

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

riscoso

Dangerous, involving risks.

risica

An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

risión

(slang) A fun event or person.

risita

A high-pitched, silly laugh.

ristra

An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.

ristrel

(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.

risueño

Noticeably happy and optimistic.

Rita

A en given name.

rítmicamente

In a rhythmical manner.

rítmico

Characterized by rhythm.

ritmo

A rhythm.

ritmo cardial

The rhythm at which a heart pulsates, a cardiac indicator.

ritual

A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts.

rival

Someone who competes with one or more other people.

rivalidad

Any competition between two or more things or factors.

rivalizar

(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

Rivas

A department of Nicaragua.

rizado

Having curls.

rizo

A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.

rizón

(nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

ro

The seventeenth letter of the Modern Greek and Classical alphabets and the nineteenth letter of Old and Ancient.

roano

(of an animal, especially of a horse) Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.

robacuna

(North America, slang, derogatory) An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.

robado

That has been stolen.

robar

(transitive, engineering) To amplify; to signal boost.

Roberto

(rare, _, compared to given name) A French surname originating as a patronymic.

roble

(uncountable) The wood of the oak.

robleda

(countable) A wood populated with oak trees.

robledal

(countable) A wood populated with oak trees.

robledo

(countable) A wood populated with oak trees.

roblería

(countable) A wood populated with oak trees.

roblón

A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.

robo

A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.

robótica

The science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application

robótico

Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.

robusto

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

roca

A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.

roca firme

(countable, uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.

roca madre

(countable, uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.

rocambolesco

Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

roce

A short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience.

rociar

(cooking, transitive) To pour slowly and evenly, especially oil or honey in cooking.

rociar con grava

(transitive) To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.

rocín

A small horse; a pony.

rocinante

An old, useless horse.

rocío

(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.

rocío de miel

(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.

rocío melifluo

(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.

rock

(music genre) A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.

rockear

(intransitive) To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.

rocola

A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]

rocoso

Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

roda

(nautical, precisely) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.

rodada

A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.]

rodadero

Moving by turning over and over about an axis.

rodadizo

Moving by turning over and over about an axis.

rodador

Moving by turning over and over about an axis.

rodaja

A thin, broad piece cut off.

rodajear

(transitive) To cut into slices.

rodal

A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.]

rodal alumbrado

(by extension) The circle of light shed by a spotlight.

rodamiento

(engineering) A bearing assembly which uses spherical bearing balls as the rolling elements.

rodante

Moving by turning over and over about an axis.

rodar

(ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.

Rodas

A city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, and the capital of the Dodecanese.

rodeador

One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.

rodeadora

One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill.

rodear

(transitive) To surround.

rodela

(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.

rodeo

(often, humorous) A roundabout route or process

rodera

A furrow, groove, or track worn in the ground, as from the passage of many wheels along a road. [from 16th c.]

Rodesia

(historical) A historical region of Southern Africa, the area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia. [used from 1895 to 1964]

rodete

A roll of hair worn at the back of the head.

rodilla

(anatomy) In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.

rodillo

A heavy cylinder used to break clods.

rodocrosita

(mineral) A crystalline mineral composed mainly of manganese carbonate MnCO3.

rodoviario

A major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes.

Rodrigo

A en given name.

roedor

A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.

roel

(heraldiccharge) A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.

roer

(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.

rogar

(transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

Rogelio

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

ROI

(accounting) Initialism of return on investment.

rojillo

(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.

rojizo

Somewhat red.

rojo

(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.

rojo de alizarina

A dye made from the plant.

rojo hígado

A dark brown colour, tinted with red and gray, like the colour of liver.

rojo turco

Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

rol

The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.

rola

(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.

rolante

Moving by turning over and over about an axis.

rolar

Moving by turning over and over about an axis.

roldana

(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

rolear

(intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).

roleta

A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.

rollizo

Plump, chubby, buxom.

rollo

A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.

rolo

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

rolona

(music, slang) A powerfully energetic and/or very good song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.

romaji

A representation of Japanese in Latin script.

Román

A en given name recently borrowed from continental Europe.

romana

(uncountable, US, _, printing, dated) A size of type between English and great primer, standardized as 16-point.

romance

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.

Romaní

A variety of the Romani language (or occasionally) the Romani macrolanguage.

románico

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, etc.

Romaníes

A variety of the Romani language (or occasionally) the Romani macrolanguage.

romano

Of or relating to the customs and people descended from the ancient Romans and their Empire.

romántica

A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).

románticamente

In a romantic way.

Romanticismo

(arts, music) An artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century, peaking from 1800 to 1850, characterized by its emphasis on emotion and individualism as well as glorification of all the past and nature, preferring the medieval rather than the classical.

romántico

Of or pertaining to Romanticism.

romanza

A job or performance done by one person alone.